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sleep

[sleep] / slip /
NOUN
suspension of consciousness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coma dream hibernation slumber trance
STRONG
bedtime catnap dormancy doze dullness lethargy nap nod repose rest sandman shuteye siesta snooze torpidity torpor
WEAK
few z's forty winks sack time slumberland
Antonyms
STRONGEST
consciousness wakefulness
STRONG
action activity energy liveliness
WEAK
awakening
VERB
suspend consciousness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bed down doze fall asleep languish relax snooze
STRONG
bunk catnap crash dream drowse flop hibernate nap nod oversleep repose rest retire slumber snore yawn
WEAK
catch a wink catch forty winks conk out cop some z's drop off fall out hit the hay hit the sack nod off sack out saw wood take a nap turn in zonk out zzz
Antonyms
STRONGEST
grow
STRONG
be active energize
WEAK
wake waken

Example Sentences

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The campaign is also asking for improved safe sleep training for all nursery staff.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Some were slumped getting sleep on their immobile vehicle.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Sharon Zavaleta Chuquipa struggles to sleep in the room she shared with her younger sister.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

She was actually one of the reasons why I started to sleep more because she wrote this amazing book on dreams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Every night of their lives they’d gone to sleep to that crackling hiss and that bittersweet tang of woodsmoke.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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